Originally Posted by love2b150 (Post 3879353)

Originally Posted by jigglefree (Post 3879507)

Good evening everyone!!
I'm just getting time in to get on the computer. I've had a great couple days. I wanted to jump on and tell you guys that I've had a proud of me moment. I went to the movies and for drinks with my friends last night. Everyone had popcorn, drinks and other junk but I didn't get anything. My cousin gave me an icee and I only drank a little of it because it was too sweet. I couldn't stand the taste of it and I used to drink large ones without a thought. By the end of the movie I was a little hungry but the place we went to after the movie couldn't provide me with nutritional info on their foods so I didn't get anything. I ate before I left home and when I got to my friend's house before we went to the movie and I had a couple glasses of wine but I did get a bowl of Raisin Bran when I got home. But I didn't go over my calorie limit. Wasn't even close to it. I was saving calories for the evening and didn't use them...YAY ME! A large victory for me.

Love - That's a good start!! Keep up the progress.
Corinne - Have fun on your trip. I bet if you tell your co worker about your challenges she will help or at least stop peddling food!! She may even bring some things you are able to enjoy and stay on plan.
See - Congratulations on getting your workout in. Didn't it feel good to control your intake when you could have gone all out?
JD - You are rocking it this challenge!! It's really encouraging to see the scale going down, huh?
Fruitlady - That's a good loss you have going...Congratulations!!!
DJett - It happens sometimes especially around TOM. Keep plugging along and the loss will increase.
Envelope - I had lots of fun last night and I can always find a reason to party all year. My friend's birthday is in a week and we always start early and carry it through the month.
Fab - Welcome. You have to be a member 20 days and have at least 20 posts.
P H A T - When you are eating lots of salt drink a whole lot of water. I do that and it decreases the water retention. I was also told that if you are having a high sodium meal include lots of potassium and it will eat away at the sodium. Haven't tried it but you could try it.

If you haven't seen the movie "Bridesmaids" go see it because it is absolutely hilarious!!

Originally Posted by Live Laugh Love (Post 3879541)

Hi everyone :wave: I would love to join. I am a calorie counter and try to stay between 1200-1550 calories per day. My official weigh in day is Monday so I will know my weight tomorrow morning.

My goal for this challenge is to lose 7-8 lbs by July 4th. My goal is also to stick with exercising at least 5 days per week. I have a treadmill that I bought a few months ago that I have not had a chance to use much as I am currently working towards my Master of Arts in Teaching and I work full-time as a special education teacher assistant. I am now off of work until August 8, giving me plenty of time to focus on my weight loss goals. I am only taking two classes this summer. I also have another little mini-goal: To lose at least 5 lbs in the next two weeks before I leave for the beach! I'm hoping to fit into some of my old clothes so that I don't have to buy too much new clothes before vacation.

Originally Posted by ann71 (Post 3879600)

Hi, I'd love to join the challenge.

I'd like to lose 5 pounds by July 4th. That would put me right about 165 (edited from original).

I'd also like to not go over my calorie goals, which I've been doing a fair amount.

Originally Posted by CorinneIrene (Post 3879840)

Jiggle! CONGRATS! I love moments like that!! Re: my co-worker- unfortunately, she's the type of person that doesn't get it. I've told her about my issues, I've told her about my father's health history (5 heart attacks, his first at 26- currently, though, he's 61 and in fantastic shape- runs 3 miles every day), etc. I honestly think it's just her own issue with eating unhealthy things in front of me and feeling guilt or shame. Or it's just her Polish-ness need to feed everyone in sight- at least that's what she says! It's gotten to the point where I can ignore it pretty well!

Love2b- Congrats! That's a good loss!

Welcome Live and Ann!

So, I weight in today out of curiosity- and wasn't happy with the results. I'm down to 121.8 (woo-hoo, loss, right?) BUT I do NOT want to lose more than 2 pounds in a week- and that's a pound in two days, and pardon me, but I haven't had my morning BM yet :dizzy:, so it's likely lower. I'm hoping it was just a water thing. Either way, I'm not worrying about it this week, as I'm sure that number will go back up (hopefully I'll maintain though!).

Originally Posted by jonco (Post 3879900)

I lost 4 lbs. last week. That puts me at 204 lbs. Only 5 away from turning that 2 into a 1! Feeling great! Keep going everyone!

Originally Posted by Emme (Post 3879955)

Jiggle ~ Great victory!! :)

Welcome to the newbies!

Corrine ~ Wow, you are thisclose to your goal weight! Good for you! :carrot:

jonco ~ Great job on the 4 pound loss -- that's awesome! Onederland is awesome and you'll be there before you know it! :)

It's good to know I'm not alone in getting tired of calorie counting some days. I woke up this morning and made a conscious decision to get refocused and not spend so much time worrying about being exactly at 165 by July 31st...I think I was putting way too much pressure on myself. I'm going to watch my calories, exercise more (I've slacked cardio-wise for weeks now), and do the best that I can.

Hope everyone has a great Monday! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fc/rockon.gif

Originally Posted by jdonato (Post 3879972)

Sorry ahead of time ladies, but I might not get to everyone right now, I have to sneak this in quickly at work....

got up at 5:00am this morning for my first workout and it was easy getting up. But I didnt' have alot of time at the gym like I wanted, so I was only able to do 35 minutes of cardio, just walking on the treadmil on the fatburn routine. So I'm thinking about altering days, tomorrow doing weights and the next day cardio, but still doing my pilates every night. we will see.

today is day one of my 2 weeks of Phase 1, so far so good for breakfast. I made a smoothie, with the Designer Whey Biggest Loser protein powder, tbsp of natural peanut butter and 1 cup almond milk. Had my coffee and just used the splenda vanilla flavor pack, no creamer.

corinne: to answer your question, I haven't had any negative side effects on Alli. I do keep my fat grams to 12 or less per meal, and I have gone over just to see, but nothing bad. The only time I have major BM is if I eat something very spicy, which would happen if I wasn't on Alli. I haven't tried having a Big Mac, fries and a coke on Alli yet lol, but I don't plan to have a crazy meal like that.

jonco: congrats on the 4 lbs! :carrot: onederland here you come!

ann71 & Live Laugh Love: Welcome! :wave:

jigglefree: Boooya! :hug: very proud of you. I did the same this this weekend with the bf at the movies. only had a little bit of my icee. Did you hear about AMC's new health package. It has popchips, granola bar, fruit crisps, and water for like $7. Keep up the great work :)

I have a softball game tonight, and I can't wait to see the results on the scale tomorrow. The only negative thing is I"m right before TOM and I don't want that to discourage me when I look at the scale. Oh well.

To everyone else good luck today and have a great day! Keep up the good work ladies :)

Originally Posted by TiredOfGettingBigger (Post 3880038)

So I thought I joined in on this challange.... But I dont see a post from me anywhere..lol..... Well I was 166 on the 31st of may. Wieghed in today and was 164... I'm not going to wiegh in anymore than once a week. I think now its better for me to do it that way. I'm so proud to see so many people on track. My goals I thought I posted are in my signature. I will be back on soon. Good luck to all.

Originally Posted by Amberelise (Post 3880186)

Good morning, ladies. Per usual I've been MIA over the weekend, but I'm back in action today. What wasn't MIA was my calorie counting. The calories for Saturday and Sunday were a little higher than my previous days, but still under 1,500 so I consider it a success. :)

PHAT - Good luck with the water intake. Keep at it. The scale will go in the right direction, you just gotta put in a little effort. :) You can do it!

fruitylady - How do you keep losing more than one pound at a time?! Especially considering you're ridiculously close to your goal weight. I'm so jealous!

fabforties - Welcome! The tracker will come after a certain amount of posts - not sure how many. Just stick with us and you'll get it. :)

envelope - In light of the fact that the treadmill desk will never be a reality, I'm just going to keep working on leaving my desk at least once an hour just to keep moving. It will probably be the hardest thing I try to achieve out of all of my weight loss goals. Desk jobs are the worst for calorie burning.

djett - Whenever I'm close to TOM I want to eat everything in sight. I feel for ya, girl. The good news is you continued to keep moving even after the snacking. All is not lost. Just keep avoiding the brownies until they're gone. Good luck. If I had brownies in my house I would eat them ALL. Brownies are my favorite food of all time.

Emme - Yes, I've had days where I just don't feel like calorie counting. Usually I'll count them up the following day, and by then it's too late and the damage is done. Maybe you are better than I am when going a day without the counting, though. The good news is you have a good idea of what is within plan and what isn't, so if you try, not calorie counting for a day or two shouldn't kill your diet.

jdonato - I get the "you don't need to lose weight" talk a lot, too. But, when I go home and stand in front of the mirror and I see fat literally *hanging* over my waist I know something needs to be done. People forget frame sizes, height, etc. when they take things into account. I've always gotten the "but your tall." Two inches of height doesn't mean you get to weigh 30 lbs. more. Sheesh. Anyway, I, myself, get up at 5am and I love it. I've been doing it for 38 days now. (Started getting up at 5am for P90X.) Once your body gets in the habit of getting up that early it's not so bad. It's the same as waking up at 7am was for me. Of course there are days I want to stay in bed, but there were days like that when I was waking up two hours later. It's just the nature of the game. And, it feels really godo to have my workout done before even starting my day. You'll find yourself going to bed earlier, but let's be honest, not that much happens after 10pm anyway except for late night tv which you can tivo or watch On Demand. Good luck! And, good luck tonight at softball!

SeeImTryin - Great job staying on plan!!!! Impressive!

Corrinne - Enjoy your vacation. You deserve it. I, too, have some fat on my upper arms that I would like to get rid of. I know I can't spot reduce, so what do I do?? I'm down to a size six in my waist which I really like, but I still look somewhat heavy when I wear sleeveless shirts and dresses. I'm lifting weights, doing push ups and pull ups... I'm at a loss. :( Do you think it will eventually come with more weight loss? As far as your weight loss, who knows with a woman's body, right? I lost something like 2 pounds in as many days a couple of weeks ago and then went up four pounds the following day. By the time the full week passed it ended up being a one pound loss. I wouldn't worry too much.

love - Great job with the weight loss! Keep it up.

jiggle - Awesome job with the movies! I go to the movies nearly once a week and it's typically one of the hardest days for me. My theatre has gourmet foods, so I stick to the portobello panini, but even that isn't so great for me. (Especially considering the fried chips that come with it that I only throw away half the time.) I am supremely jealous of you. It feels impossible to sit at a movie and not munch at something. Was it hard? Or once the movie started were you so into it that you didn't notice?

LivelaughLove - Welcome! You and I are in the same calorie range. How is it working for you? Good luck with your goal!

Ann - Welcome!

Jonco - Great job. Onederland is so close!!!!

Tired - Good luck with your weight loss goal. See you on here soon!!!

As for me, I had a HUGE NSV weekend! My boyfriend and I spent 5 hours going through my ENTIRE wardrobe. I tried EVERYTHING on, assessed and either donated or kept. If it was even slightly loose it went into the donate pile. I have put a stranglehold on my ability to gain weight at this point. This is fine because I still want to lose 10 lbs. I am certain that once I hit maintenance I should still never fluctuate up to the point where I'd need those slightly loose clothes.

So, I was basically wearing about four different outfits to work each week. (That means, yes, I was wearing one outfit twice in the same week, lol.) And, mind you, they weren't even good looking outfits. Well, as we went through the closet I found some long lost favorites, AND I discovered that about 1/2 my clothes (seriously, half my wardrobe) fit me. I thought I was still too heavy for my old clothes, but NOPE. They fit!!!!!! It's like having $5,000 to go on a shopping spree, only I was shopping for free out of my very own closet. I only had maybe 3 or 4 items that were just a bit snug, but even THEY were passable - especially considering the crap I HAD been wearing to work. I have about a dozen skirts that all fit but I didn't have any blouses to go with them. So, yesterday my boyfriend and I went shopping and I picked up a few blouses. I have now increased my wardrobe from last week to this week by 1,000%, haha. It's a great feeling.

I bought another pair of black pants from Express, too. They are the same style I *always* buy (editor). Except this time instead of buying a 10, I bought a size SIX! I'll be honest, they are slightly snug, and that's with not having washed them yet. But, I know I am going in the right direction and I'm not even halfway through P90X, so I think it will be fine.

Also, we bought a new scale on Saturday. My old one measured by the 1/2 pound. The new one goes by .2. The .2 is so much better because you can track your progress easier. Whereas before I may have lost .4 and it would show no change for me. So, that's really nice! According to the scale this morning I'm down to 144.6! I doubt it will stay that low by the time Friday rolls around, but it still feels good.

I have been on track with my diet for six straight days. Tonight is going to be tough because my boyfriend won't be home and I struggle with not grazing/binging when I'm at home alone in the evenings. Hopefully knowing I have my 4th of July goal will keep me on track. Crossing my fingers.

Sorry for the novel!

Originally Posted by Ekicna (Post 3880475)

I hit 112.0 this morning after a night of gorging myself at The Cheesecake Factory. It's dangerous to have my hubby home. I ate enough calories to last me 2.5 days. It's also TTOM so I will be overloading on water and cardio and hopefully, I will lose instead of gain. Last month was horrible.

Originally Posted by fruitlady (Post 3881008)

Amber- Gotta eat clean, no processed food. Only natural food allows me to keep fat & sodium low & I eat no refined sugar or starches. That & exercise work!

jiggle- Thanks!

jdonato- your doing great & you will feel like a million bucks!


I messed up last night and baked a cake for the family. Ate too much of it, gained 1.3lbs already. more weight gain to come, I'm sure. Cake is gone thank goodness, there's no more crap food in the house so I'll do fine. It makes me so mad that i just lost all that weight and I have to lose it all over again now! Had 2595 calories & walked for 33min. Tomorrow back to the grind.

Good luck everyone!

Originally Posted by Emme (Post 3881023)

Fruit ~ Keep your head up! I highly doubt the 1.3 pounds is from just cake. It could be anything. It could be the cake (and food from yesterday) still sitting in your stomach/bowels. Don't fret! :)

My husband brought home a surprise ice cream treat for me tonight from my favorite little local ice cream shop...and I was actually able to turn it away. Our nephew is coming over tomorrow, so it is in the freezer for safe-keeping for him. :) Whew!